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Until his unexpected death at age 57, German-born Sebald (1944–2001) was touted as a potential Nobelist for his meticulous meditations on memory and decay, presented in the guise of fiction (The Rings of Saturn; The Emigrants). He was honored with multiple awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Berlin Literature Prize. This is Sebald's last major work to appear in English and contains essays on five German and Swiss writer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More